by C-PAM on specific topics of interest to the member companies; (g) to

obtain the C-PAM Annual Report describing the activities of C-PAM, and on

request video tapes of the C-PAM seminar series, which are normally not

available to non-members; (h) the opportunity to identify students for

internship positions.; (i) perhaps the most important advantage of

membership is the opportunity to work with students and identify future

employees in the beginning of their careers.

Confidentiality information

All C-PAM employees have been made aware of the following proprietary information policy: The Center interacts with a variety of companies, some of whom are competitors of one another. Companies provide unrestricted support to the center and/or restricted support for particular company sponsored projects. The latter often involves information, materials and techniques which the industrial partners of the center regard as confidential. In some cases the companies may even regard their membership in the center as being confidential.

It is critical and necessary that all participants in the center respect the confidentiality of our industrial partners. To this end, no material relating to industrial partners should be shared with anyone outside the center. The only exception is material specifically authorized by individual industrial partners to be made available to the public. All C-PAM internal documents and external communications relating to industrial partners should be regarded as confidential.

How to become an Industrial Member

A Company can become a member of C-PAM by providing annual support in the form of one of the following:
(a) payment of a $20,000 fee to C-PAM for unrestricted use by the center;
(b) support for a specific research project in the amount of $45,000 or more with objectives determined by the company and pursued within C-PAM;
(c) a grant in the amount of $45,000 for unrestricted use by a specific investigator associated with C-PAM or Fellowship support for graduate students, as long as the grant is used for supporting research performed within the center;
(d) a donation of equipment with the value of $45,000 or more which can be used by C-PAM investigators:
(e) a combination of a specific research project, an unrestricted grant to a specific investigator associated with C-PAM, or an equipment donation, in the total value to C-PAM of $45,000.
(f) For companies with earnings less than $20 Million per year the fee is payment of a $5,000 fee plus an amount equal or larger than 0.075% of the annual sales of the company.

Multiple year memberships will be granted for support in multiples of the amounts listed above in any of the payment categories.

A company membership is valid for N years, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, depending on the number of year payments made by the company on joining (or rejoining). Membership begins on the date on which payment (or equipment) is received by C-PAM. After N years are completed, a company will be granted a grace period of up to six months to arrange for continued membership. During the grace period, the company will still have the rights of a member.

Multiple year memberships will be granted for support in multiples of the amounts listed above in any of the payment categories.

A company membership is valid for N years, where N is an integer greater

than or equal to 1, depending on the number of year payments made by the

company on joining (or rejoining). Membership begins on the date on which

payment (or equipment) is received by C-PAM. After N years are completed,

a company will be granted a grace period of up to six months to arrange for

continued membership. During the grace period, the company will still have